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... hope that no such unpleasant circumstances will again occur . Sounder views in political and social economy are making way . The work - people are beginning to see that no law prevents them from aspiring and attaining to the rank of ...
... hope that no such unpleasant circumstances will again occur . Sounder views in political and social economy are making way . The work - people are beginning to see that no law prevents them from aspiring and attaining to the rank of ...
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... hope , having already made a breach in that Chinese wall - the most effectual hinderance to the entrance of all improvement - are in the habit of having from time to time a little of the broken rubbish cleared away ; while with others ...
... hope , having already made a breach in that Chinese wall - the most effectual hinderance to the entrance of all improvement - are in the habit of having from time to time a little of the broken rubbish cleared away ; while with others ...
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... hope it might be fine , at least overhead , for her five - miles ' walk to Todlaw Mains . She had another hope too , with regard to which she was more silent - namely , that Robin would come to her that night , as he had been prevented ...
... hope it might be fine , at least overhead , for her five - miles ' walk to Todlaw Mains . She had another hope too , with regard to which she was more silent - namely , that Robin would come to her that night , as he had been prevented ...
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... hope . Then he watched her figure as it vanished among the stacks . ' O Jessie - my ain Jessie ! May the Lord bless her dear heart ! sae bonny and sae gude , ' he whispered softly and fervently . III . Jessie was kindly welcomed back by ...
... hope . Then he watched her figure as it vanished among the stacks . ' O Jessie - my ain Jessie ! May the Lord bless her dear heart ! sae bonny and sae gude , ' he whispered softly and fervently . III . Jessie was kindly welcomed back by ...
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... hope on which she had leaned had given way entirely . She had no alternative between leaving Helen to her fate , and seeing herself thrust from Robin as a thief , as one whom he , an honest man , could never make his wife . Jessie felt ...
... hope on which she had leaned had given way entirely . She had no alternative between leaving Helen to her fate , and seeing herself thrust from Robin as a thief , as one whom he , an honest man , could never make his wife . Jessie felt ...
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Página 31 - O'er bog or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
Página 30 - The other Shape — If shape it might be called that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb ; Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either — black it stood as Night, 670 Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart : what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Página 5 - The starry host, rode brightest, till the Moon, Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen unveiled her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw.
Página 8 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty ! thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair : thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these Heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Página 1 - Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day...
Página 28 - Whose midnight revels, by a forest side, Or fountain, some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress, and nearer to the earth Wheels her pale course ; they, on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear ; At once with joy and fear his heart rebounds.
Página 24 - OF Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning, how the heavens and earth Rose out of chaos...
Página 9 - Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaseless change Vary to our great Maker still new praise. Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise From hill or steaming lake, dusky or gray, Till the sun paint your fleecy skirts with gold, In honour to the world's great Author rise...
Página 15 - Earth trembled from her entrails, as again In pangs, and nature gave a. second groan ; Sky loured ; and, muttering thunder, some sad drops Wept at completing of the mortal sin Original...
Página 5 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung...